by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

The NFL's playoff picture is now down to four teams. As the Ravens and Patriots and 49ers and Falcons prepare for next week's showdowns, here's next Sunday's schedule and how we got there.

AFC

Conference Championship Game(4) Baltimore Ravens at (2) New England PatriotsSunday, January 20, 6:30 p.m., ET CBSBaltimore gets its rematch of last year's trip to Foxboro, where they lost a 23-20 game in the final seconds due to multiple miscues.

Divisional Playoff RoundBaltimore Ravens 38, Denver Broncos 35 (F/2OT)Ray Lewis' retirement waits yet another week after one of the most epic games in recent playoff history.

New England Patriots 41, Houston Texans 28The Texans just couldn't keep up with Tom Brady and the Patriots' offense, which dropped more than 40 points on them for the second time this season.

Wild Card RoundHouston Texans 19, Cincinnati Bengals 13In an ugly game, the Texans did enough to win and advance to face the Patriots in the next round.

Conference Championship Game(2) San Francisco 49ers at (1) Atlanta FalconsSunday, January 20, 3 p.m. ET, FOXThe 49ers will fly to Atlanta after the Falcons survived a late Seahawks rally to advance to the team's first NFC title game since 2004.

San Francisco 49ers 45, Green Bay Packers 31When your quarterback runs for 181 yards and two touchdowns (and throws for two more), you're usually winning the game. Now the red-hot Colin Kaepernick waits to see where he'll be playing next week.

Wild Card Round

Green Bay Packers 24, Minnesota Vikings 10Joe Webb couldn't have picked a worse time to get his first action of the season as the Packers cruised to the divisional round.